by Christine | Jul 26, 2009 | Welcome Column
Everybody wants to feel significant, loved and wanted, it’s just human nature. I have been getting several enticing and provocative letters each week from various sources, wooing me, trying to win my heart. These suitors promise that I will be able to maintain the...
by Christine | Oct 26, 2010 | Welcome Column
Do you remember what you did in the summer of ’73? I mean, you know, like the highlight of that summer? I sure can—I was glued to the television eight hours a day watching the Watergate hearings, or watching commentary on the hearings, or reading about the hearings in...
by Christine | Jan 12, 2016 | Welcome Column
Craving an audience? Most musicians, despite the skill level, are among a group that love to share. We find music enlightening, invigorating, calming or stimulating. After learning new songs or a new lick we want to share the delight with someone else. There is...
by Christine | Mar 6, 2019 | Welcome Column
Lately, there’s been a meme appearing on Facebook that shows a pie chart illustrating a typical musician’s day. About 20% of the day is spent practicing, and there are tiny slivers of the pie for thinking about practice, fearing child prodigies and sleep, but the rest...
by Christine | Apr 15, 2018 | Welcome Column
I was getting my truck serviced yesterday and a bluegrass friend of mine was standing in the check-in line while I was paying my bill. It’s kind of funny that occasionally when I see friends out-of-context, I sometimes don’t recognize them and have to ask…is it you?...
by Christine | Jul 28, 2009 | Welcome Column
My astrological sign happens to be Cancer. And as everybody knows, you can’t teach a crab to walk straight . All my life I’ve been intrigued by things that are a little bit warped and it’s no different when it comes to my music. There are just certain tunes which...
